STOKE'S club-record signing Giannelli Imbula will not face Manchester United tonight.
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| Giannelli Imbula in action for Porto |
Mark Hughes splashed out £18.3million to sign Imbula from Porto.
The 23-year-old joined only the Portuguese club from Marseille for £15m last summer.
But Imbula - who Stoke ace Charlie Adam compared to Arsenal great Patrick Vieira - did not sign in time to face United at Old Trafford this evening (8pm).
The 23-year-old joined only the Portuguese club from Marseille for £15m last summer.
But Imbula - who Stoke ace Charlie Adam compared to Arsenal great Patrick Vieira - did not sign in time to face United at Old Trafford this evening (8pm).
Paperwork on signings needed to be sorted by noon yesterday but Imbula sealed his move with less than half an hour of the deadline remaining.
However, the Belgium-born player is expected to make his debut against Everton on Saturday.
"I'm really pleased to have become a Stoke City player," Imbula said on his move. "It's a very exciting moment for me in my career.
However, the Belgium-born player is expected to make his debut against Everton on Saturday.
"I'm really pleased to have become a Stoke City player," Imbula said on his move. "It's a very exciting moment for me in my career.
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"The last months I spent in Porto, I found very difficult. I really hope everything will be OK here.
"It's important for me that the coach wants me and I know Mark Hughes wants me here. I will give my best for him and the team."
"Everyone talks about the Premier League," he said. "It's the biggest championship in the world and I'm looking forward to finding out about it.
"It's important for me that the coach wants me and I know Mark Hughes wants me here. I will give my best for him and the team."
"Everyone talks about the Premier League," he said. "It's the biggest championship in the world and I'm looking forward to finding out about it.
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